On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:40:18 -0400, "The UnInmate"
> wrote:

>
>"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>>
>> I don't particularly like drinking water, but I force myself to drink
>> eight
>> 8 oz. glasses a day, in addition to any other liquids.
>
>My doc tells me this business of needing eight glasses of water a day is an
>old househusband's tale. ;-) In reality you get most of the water you need
>from what's in food.
>

i'd say 'in addition to any other liquids' is definitely unnecessary.

snopes agrees, and says no one seems to know where that figure comes
from:

<http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp>

(has anyone else been unable to cut and paste from snopes recently?)

your pal,
blake
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